Birmingham ended their long wait for a home win with an impressive 3-0 Championship victory over previously-unbeaten Norwich.
Clayton Donaldson capped a fine individual display with two second-half goals - the first from the penalty spot - after David Davis had given Birmingham a 22nd-minute lead.
It was a defeat that will be hard to take for a Norwich side which dominated long spells only to ...Full Story »

Barnsley claimed South Yorkshire bragging rights as they embarrassed Rotherham 4-0 at Oakwell to continue their 100 per cent home start to the Sky Bet Championship season.
The Reds, who had beaten Derby and QPR in their first two games on home soil, had no trouble against the struggling Millers, with goals in the space of three second-half minutes from Marc Roberts and Adam Hammill doing the bu...Full Story »

Arsenal's season sprung into life as they recorded their first Premier League win of the season with a 3-1 victory at Watford.
Having lost at home to Liverpool and drawn 0-0 at champions Leicester, Arsene Wenger saw his side dominate the first half at Vicarage Road, as an early Santi Cazorla penalty was added to by Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil.
Watford, still looking for a win under Walter ...Full Story »

Jay Rodriguez's first Premier League goal since March 2014 salvaged Southampton a 1-1 draw after Jermain Defoe thought his penalty had handed Sunderland a priceless away victory.
Stand-in Sunderland goalkeeper Jordan Pickford's mistake gifted Southampton the leveller however, as the Black Cats' deputy allowed Rodriguez's strike to slip under his body in a cruel late blow.
This was Pickford's c...Full Story »

Jamie Vardy's first goal of the season set Leicester on their way to the first victory of their Premier League title defence as Swansea were beaten 2-1 at the King Power Stadium.
Vardy, the champions' leading scorer last season with 24 goals, got off the mark for the new campaign in typical fashion by emphatically finishing a lovely Leicester move.
Captain Wes Morgan doubled the lead early in ...Full Story »

Ronald Koeman registered his first home Premier League win as Everton manager but required the assistance of a Shay Given own goal from a Leighton Baines penalty to achieve it.
The defender's second-half spot-kick rebounded back off the post and the Stoke goalkeeper to secure a 1-0 win which should, on the balance of play, have been far more comfortable.
Nevertheless the victory gave Everton t...Full Story »

Santi Cazorla, Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil's efforts in the opening 45 minutes ensured there was no way back for the hosts
Alexis Sanchez had a hand in all three goals as Arsenal picked up their first Premier League win of the season with a 3-1 victory away to Watford.
Santi Cazorla scored a penalty after just nine minutes following Nordin Amrabat's clumsy foul on Sanchez, and the Chilean do...Full Story »

Antonio Conte's side maintained their perfect start to the season with their third Premier League win in a row with Willian and substitute Victor Moses also on the scoresheet
Eden Hazard was the star of the show as Chelsea earned a dominant 3-0 Premier League victory over Burnley at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
After opening the scoring with just nine minutes played by surging down the left on...Full Story »

Crystal Palace earned a valuable 1-1 Premier League draw at home to Bournemouth after a comeback inspired by substitute Wilfried Zaha.
Palace's preparations for this fixture had been undermined by Zaha asking manager Alan Pardew for a transfer to Tottenham and concluded with him being named on the substitute's bench.
His second-half introduction transformed their performance and led to Scott D...Full Story »

Eden Hazard inspired Chelsea to a thumping 3-0 win over Burnley to maintain their perfect start to the season.
Belgian playmaker Hazard grabbed his second goal in three matches as Chelsea pummelled the Clarets at Stamford Bridge.
Burnley may have beaten Liverpool with 19 per cent possession of the ball last weekend, but Antonio Conte's rampant side never looked remotely like falling for the co...Full Story »